Links
Important Swim Links
- GoSwim - Great training videos for both Parents, Coaches and Swimmers
- Swimming World Magazine - Videos, Coaching Tools, Calculators, and Swim News
- Swim Smooth - Video, Animations of proper swim stroke technque, and guides for all levels
- Planet Swim - Coaching, Peak Performance, and Swim News
- Swimming Techniques - Drills, Videos, and Correction
- FloSwimming - Videos, training sets, swim news and photos
- Swim Alberta - The provincial governing body for all clubs within Alberta
- Swimming Canada - The governing body for all clubs within Canada
Time Standards
Swim Meets
Individual Swimmer Results and Rankings
- Track your Swimmers best time
- Swim Canada Power Rankings
- Alberta Top 5 Rankings
- Top 10 Boys All-time Short Course (25m pool)
- Top 10 Girls All-time Short Course (25m pool)
- Top 10 Boys All-time Long Course (50m pool)
- Top 10 Girls All-time Long Course (50m pool)
- Given Fina points, tell time and events to meet that (Calculator)
- College Recruitment Rankings - Keep your swimmer updated here
- Time Conversion Tool - convert those 25m times to 50m times
Coaches Certification and Training (NCCP)
- A Paradigm Shift in Coaching Education by NCCP
- Coaches Development Pathways
- Converting from the Old System to the New System
- Upcoming Coaches Clinics
- Coaching Online Magazines and Video
- Swim Alberta Video and Training Library - lending library for coaches
- Swim Alberta Coaches Section
Parents of Swimmers
- Childrens Fitness Credit ($500 per child) for swimming with the Waves from Canada Revenue
- What to Watch During a Swim Meet
- Long-Term Athlete Development for Swimmers - Swim Alberta
- Long-Term Athlete Development - Sports Canada
- Early Specialization and Why its a Bad Idea - momsTeam (Trusted Source for Sports Parents)
- How Much Training Much for Young Athletes - No evidence that early specialization provides advantages
- Peak Performance - Ed Stiles (Dryland Program, masters, and triathlon training for Waves)
